Around the Nation

“Although it’s funding is nowhere NEAR the amount Hollywood invests in moviemaking each year, crowdfunding is a way better indicator of what the audience wants to see, the one area Hollywood has failed in time and time again. Will Kickstarter put an end to the Hollywood system?”

The PBS Online Film Festival wrapped up its second year: “For three weeks you let us surprise you with 25 films that garnered more than 300,000 views and more than 21,000 votes. Now it’s time to reveal the winners.”

“Dance Theater of Harlem opened in 1969 with rave reviews, but after 35 years in the limelight, debts forced it to shut down the company for eight years. Now Dance Theater of Harlem is back, bringing the best classical ballet to audiences around the world. NYC-ARTS visited its studios and spoke with the company’s members.”

From PBS Digital Studios‘ “Inventors” series, a profile of Mark Setteducati, “a magician and artist who uses principles of mathematics and illusions in the toys and puzzles he invents. He’s also a founder of the Gathering For Gardner, a biennial celebration of the life of mathematician and writer Martin Gardner. Here he talks about how math and magic influence him as an inventor.”